Group sues US for details about impact of grazing program

 

September 26, 2019



BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered species, an environmental group says.

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Western Watersheds Project said the Interior Department is unlawfully withholding information from the public about a grazing initiative announced in 2017.

"This is the latest example of the (Trump) administration favoring industrial agriculture over conservation, biodiversity, and wildlife," said Scott Lake, Idaho Director of Western Water...



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